# Commission Regulation (EC) No 2870/2000 of 19 December 2000 laying down Community reference methods for the analysis of spirits drinks, Division 2: Gas chromatographic analysis of volatile compounds

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Gas chromatographic assays of volatile compounds other than those set out above may prove particularly interesting as a means of determining both the origin of the raw material used in the distillation and the actual conditions of distillation.
Some spirits contain other volatile components, such as aromatic compounds, which are characteristic of the raw materials used to obtain the alcohol, of the aroma of the spirit drink and of the special features of the preparation of the spirit. These compounds are important for evaluating the requirements set out in Regulation 110/2008.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2000/2870/annex/division/III/division/III.1/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2000-2870/annex/division-III/division-III.1/division-2
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